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Message: [QUOTE="Foordy, post: 3442683, member: 1769"] putting it in here since there isn't a dedicated thread for it; but Scott Sattler has refuted claims Broncos players were left upset following a spray from coach Kevin Walters. not sure if he has any official association with us, but he does talk like he has some sort of inside knowledge. [B]Scott Sattler said on the Fox Sports Podcast[/B] “I’m led to believe it didn’t happen Hoops,” Sattler said on The Fox League Podcast. “I’m led to believe that Kevvie leading into the Parramatta game did give them a spray earlier on in the week saying we need to toughen up, not from a physicality point of view, from the psychological aspects of the game. “We’ve got to be tougher going into these games, we’re playing a side Parra who are just priming for the finals. “We’ve got to meet them head on, when that didn’t happen we saw how animated he was in the dressing sheds after the game. “Now I’ve got no doubt that he called them that they had a soft mentality and they need to improve if they’re going to play finals. “When it came to players actually physically complaining and making complaints I’m led to believe it didn’t happen. “I’d be very surprised if a player would complain about the way that a coach has spoken about the playing group.” “Kevvie I would find it very hard to believe Kevvie would directly point people out individually and call them soft,” Satller said. “I don’t think that’s the way he would operate as a coach and from what I’m lead to believe he doesn’t operate that way as a coach so more to come with that I think. “They’ll probably need to show that in their performance this week, how they respond to Kevvie’s words. [B]Sattler said the Broncos were struggling to find answers as to why their season has nosedived.[/B] “With the Brisbane Broncos everyone’s trying to find a reason why. “Up to five and six weeks ago they were in the top four, we were talking about how they were potentially fairytale grand finalists the way they were going lead by Reynolds and Kurt Capewell. “They’re just red lining, they’re running on fumes at the moment, you’ve got a lot of young players at the moment who’ve played a lot of rugby league this year some have been introduce to Origin, you’ve got Pat Carrigan who’s a notable emission and back this week. “You’ll see a different side with Pat Carrigan who has become a real leader at that club, you’ve got Payne Haas whose playing with two damaged shoulders [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]you’ve got Kurt Capewell, many people inside the Broncos don’t know how he’s taking the field each week let alone train during the week[/COLOR], Kotoni Staggs who is down on form. “All these players I think are just running on fumes and they’ve just got to the part of the season where it’s just become too much. “Round 25 you’ve got a do or die game in front of you, every player finds something so this has potential this weekend to be one of the game’s of the weekend with so much at stake.” [B]Sattler commends the leadership of Patty Carrigan[/B] “Darcie I think it’s already started to have a positive effect where Kevvie has said to the playing group after the game which you’ve got to admit is warranted, absolutely warranted,” Sattler said. “You can’t tip toe around a playing group on the back of the last two weeks with the Brisbane Broncos so you’ve got to be direct to the team as a whole. “You’ve got Corey Oates and Pat Carrigan who’re all coming in saying it was justified, we were training soft, we played soft and now we’ve got to prove the critics wrong this week and we’ll do it as a group this week. “It’s already started publicly in the group this week so we’ll find out we’ll know whether the Broncos are still a chance. “We’re going to wait till the very last game of the regular season at Leichhardt Oval on a Sunday afternoon, the Tigers and Raiders, well the Raiders will already know that they’re in the finals and how they approach that game this Sunday afternoon.” [/QUOTE]

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